The Washington critic., 1887-09-22
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

pubic position, but now passing tnc |
declining years of life on the political
retired list, speaking of the movement |
to nominate General Sherman, observed |
to the Chicago Horald's Washington
correspondent: 1.-THE Republican Con.
vention In New York has nominated
Fred Grant for Secretary of State, evil
IDENTIFY as an olive branch to Mr.. Conk.
ling. General Grant, his father. did
not register, and hence did not vote
for Mr.. Blaine at the last Presidential
election. and therefore 1t now remains
to be seen how strong will be the
union of the Republican cliques and
clans in New York at the coming elec.
ton. Mr.. Conkling may not see fit to
nibble at this bait IL the catch shall
include the support of Mr.. Blaine for
the Presidency In 1888 or his re entry
into the Cabinet should q Republican
President be then chosen. Things are
mighty queer nowadays, and possibly
am becoming superannuated. The
Democratic situation is puZzling me
also. | cannot think that President
Cleveland will receive denomination
unopposed by any other candidate,
and yet that Is the present complexion.
The Democratic woods seem to be on
fire for him, but the fire may subside
somewhat before the convention shall
meet. Neither Polk, Pierce nor
Buchanan secured denomination, but In
their time there was lots of available
Democratic timber. AT this epoch
President Cleveland seems to enjoy
that monopoly"
w.
The Detroit Journal tells the follow
ing OF General Sherman and Mrs.
Logan: Logan didn't come In there"
cried General Sherman to Mrs. Logan
last night, as he caught ight Of the strik-
ing representation of Logan's brigade
charging to recover De Grasses bat
terry In the battle Of Atlanta cyclorama.
mo, that isn't where Logan came Ia.
He came down the line of that railroad
that" "He came In just there" said
Mrs. Logan, firmly. "He described the
position 10 me often. That corresponds
exactly with the description. He came
down through the ravine and crossed
that bridge In exactly that position"
The tears welled up Into Mrs. Logan's
eyes as she said this, her lip quivered,
and she stood transfixed to that part of
the railing which overlooks the splen.
did likeness Of her husband. She did
not leave that position for an hour and
half more. General Sherman was
about to reiterate his first statement
when General Alger led him away, re.
questing him not to talk to Mrs. Logan
about the battle.
~"
The cool weather and advanced state
of the season has sent the dudes home
to Washington In droyes, says Towle
in the Boston 1rareller. The very
latest wrinkle Is a gold snuff box which
the "chappies" affect in the most expen-
sive style. Snuff taking is to be the
new thing In dadedom here this winter.
One of the specimens also informed
me that 1t was very bad form to eat an
oyster with fork. The proper ciper
Is TO hold the shell with the right hand,
giveit quick tip, and let the bivalve
take Its chances Of landing In your
mouth or on your shirt front. These
are two hints for the weary.
-.
"While at Washington recently"
said Billy Florence to St. Paul Globe
reporter, II called at the White House
o. and spent short time with the Presi-
dent, whom found very jovial com.
panionable sort of an official I sup.
pose 1t Is nothing new for you to be at
the Executive Mansion, Mr.. Florence,
said he; whereupon l informed him
that had sat In the library and talked
with every President since Franklin
Pierce, and don't know but what l
sat in this very chair, Mr.. President,
It certainly looks like an old acquaint-
ance."
Says Colonel Ayres in the Kansas
City Times: But little of Importance
will be left to Washington during the
larger part of the month of October,
save the convening of the Supreme
Court of the United States, but the
Government In all It's operations, save
appointments to Presidential office, will
90 on in its usual course without i'm
pediment. 1t Is a measure of sstisfac.
tion, however, to realize that at no
period Of the Presidents absence will
he be more than two days travel away
from the National Capital, so that In
event of any pressing contingency, he
can return in brief space to his post
Of duty. ills likewise matter for con
graduation that the President will
come back to Washington greatly i'm.
proved In mind and body by his toui
throughout the broad domain OF fer
tllily and enterprise which marks
the boundaries of the great West and
South.
~
In London / met Mr.. Ridgeway, says
"Gath" in the Cincinnati Enquirer
lie Is, think, the District Attorney OF
Brooklyn, the same against whom
charges were recently made by somt
peripatetic incubus like Anthony Com
stock, and the same charges dlsmisse-
by Governor Hill. Mr.. Ridgeway sale
to me: "Dave Hill Is going to be Presi
dent of the United States for two terms
OF that there Is not the least doubt Il
lie lives, and there Is very little doub
of his living" "Will not Clevelant
be renominatedS ?" "Yes. CLEVELAND
will gel one more term. Then Hill
will get two terms No power IN thu
world can stop IT, He will be Cover
nor of New York second time
making him Governor for two ful
terms and part of a third one, aud h,
will get the nomination for Presiden
In 1892" How long is the Democrat,
party going to stay In powery
Twenty four years-just as long q
the Republicans were In power.
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